Radiator bracket



Sept. 2G, 1932. J, B, 'ROBlNgON 1397,45

RADIATOR BRACKET Filed Jan. l5, 1932 ma!!! @www IN VEN T 0R Patented Sept. 20, 1932 asians J OSEEH B. ROBINSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK `RADIATOR BRACKET Application led January 15V, 1932. Serial No.1586,"48.

m factured at a minimum cost.

Another object of this invention is to so construct the hanger that a radiator may be attached thereto with a minimum effort.

These and other objects of the invention f5 will become more apparent from a detailed description of the invention which follows, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hanger.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the hanger.

Figure Sis a side elevation of a vmodified form of the hanger.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the hanger illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 5 is aside elevation of reduced size showing the manner in which a radiator is supported thereby.

Figure 6 is a horizontal section of the hanger, the section being takenon the line 65e-6m of Figure 2.

In the several figures of the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts;

The Vradiator hanger forming the subject matter of my present invention is made so that it can be used for the suspension of all sizes of radiators with a minimum amount of labor. As illustrated in the figures, the hanger comprises an elongatedbracket 1 bent up of sheet metal with a vertical spacing flange 2 provided at the bottom against which the lower portion of a radiator shell is adapted to rest to hold it a predetermined distance spaced from the wall.

A horizontal flange 3 provided at the top of the bracket 1 is bifurcated and the bifurcated ends have the sleeves 4 and 4 formed l therein in which the pivot pin 5 is mounted. This pin extends from one sleeve to the other and has the suspension hook 6 pivoted thereon between the sleeves 4, 4. The shank of the suspension hooknormally extends to the lower vertical spacing flange 2 and rests in the open slot 7 provided therein with the inside of the hook fully exposed in front of the bracket. hook projects from the bracket below the vertical flange 2and is held in this position .so that the radiator can bey readily hooked into it.

The bracket 1 is adj ustably suspended from the wall bracket 8 which is suitably bolted to the wall. This wall bracket has a horizontal flange 9 and la vertical flange 10`bent out and up on the bottom thereof which serve as spacing members for the upper portion of the The hook portion of the suspension 5 radiatori In the horizontal flange'9 Vof the .Y

wall bracket is provided the slot 11` and in this slot is suspended the suspension'bolt 12. The bolt head 13 holds the bolt suspended in the slot 11 from where it extends downwardly thru the bifurcated horizontal flange 3 of the bracket 1. Below the flange 3 a nut 14 is threaded lon the suspension bolt and the position ofthis nut with relation to the .wall bracket 8 determines the distance the bracket lis spaced on the suspension bolt from the 'fixed wall bracket 8; The nut 14, being threadedl on the bolt, is adjustable up and down thereon so that bracket 1' may be raised and lowered at will to adapt its useto any size radiator.- The suspension bolt 12 is preferably made of considerable length so that the bracket 1 can be adjusted for practically Vall sizes of radiators.k V'When used on small radiators, the eXtra length of the suspension bolt passes thrul the hole 12A provided `in the bottom of the bracket. A limited `lateral adjustment of the suspension bolt in the slot l1 of the wall bracket provides the necessary lateral adjustment which may be needed for the bracket 1 in order to have the hook member 6 thereof engage between the sections of the radiator for the suspension thereof.-

In Figure 5 I have illustrated the manner in which a convential type of radiator is suspended with my improvedradiator bracket. As shown in this figure, bracket'l is suitably spaced fromv the wallbra'cket -8 `according to the height orlsize of the radiator. fAVhen this is done one of the connections between the oo j sections of the radiator is hooked into the hook portion of the suspension hook and the radiator placed in an upright position in the hook until the inside thereof rests against the vertical flanges and 2 of the wall bracket 8 and bracket 1 respectively. In placing the radiator into a vertical position, the suspension hookautomatically adjustsv itself to the width of the radiator by swinging away from the bracket 1. The radiator in its nal vertical position thus rests againstitheivertical flanges 10 and 2 Which suitably space it from the wall while the suspension hook-and the continuation of it, formed by the suspension bolt 12, holds the radiatorsuspendedifrom the wall bracket and d ue to .the angular self adjustment of the suspension hook, the'hook vmember dra-ws the lowerend of the radiator againstthe-brac'ket .1. y

The upper portion ofthe radlatorfls at- .tached to the vertical `flange of the wall bracket 8rby means of `the boltly whichisat- 4tachedto the flange 10 and .has alimited lateral motion foradjustment in the slot 16 thereof. y A cross member 17 is carried on the outside :of the-bolt 15 :and engages the outer to draw'the kupper portion iof the radiator against the 4wall bracket 8,.V

In Figure 3 I have shown afmodifiediform fof: the .bracket in :which the ghook member is vsuspended `and, pivotedV von" a horizontal bracket20 Whichinturnis adjustably held in rplace, yon the suspension bolt 12 bymeans of the nut21. This horizontal :bracket is adapted to `proj ect between Lthe sections of the radiator .so thatthe hook memberneed not assume asgreat van. angular' position with relation to thebracketiand wall asis thecase illustratedin YFigures Y -infthe type of bracket 1 and :2. Y

WhileI have shown Vbut one .bracket for the suspension vvoi: fa radiator, it .is understood that two Votr-more are used, depending onthe lsize and weightof the radiator.

Aswill be-seenV romaninspection of Figures .2 and 5, .the suspension hook is pivoted on the bracket 1 closeto the supporting point of .this bracket bythe suspension bolt 12.

. toprand' bottom ofsaid spacing bracket, each of said spacing members having a hole therethru in Lline with each other to have said suspension bolt pass therethru, a nut threaded on Vsaid suspension Abolt below said top horizontal spacing member to support said spacing bracket ori-said suspension bolt and a suspension hook'mounted to swingon said top horizontal member to form an odset angular extension of said suspension bolt. l

' JOSEPH B, ROBINSON.

edges of successive. sectionsy of the radiator lIn this way the weight of a suspended'radia- Vtor exertsa practically/direct pull from the i' wand-itsV members fa strength.

hook to' the wall bracket, -giving the bracket maximum supporting "Iclaim: i t i.

k1. InV a suspension bracket the combination cf a xed lwall bracket, ai-suspension bolt suspended from-said wallbracket, a spacing Vand supporting bracket :adjustably vmounted -on-said suspension bracket and a suspension .hook mounted to swing: on a liked Ycenter on Asaid suspension bracket. 4 Y

2. In afsuspension bracketthe'combination l or a fixed Wall bracket, .a suspension bolt suspendedfrom said kwall bracket, :a lsup'- 

